A gentle, pleasant read. We are now settled into the formula for the series: the kids have fun playing and being kids, there are a couple of big buildups to possible adult anger that come to nothing, a couple of Jewish holidays are explained and seen happening, and the wonderful family sorts out a non-Jewish person's problems.
The only thing that surprised me was the description of Thanksgiving, which seemed to get tangled up somehow with trick or treat as the kids beg from passersby "something for Thanksgiving" and hit them with flour stockings if they don't cough up. I have never read or heard of this custom anywhere else, and I doubt Mama and Papa would like their carefully-brought-up girls panhandling in this way, let alone hitting those who don't give!

Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable.

This is the second book in the All-of-a-Kind Family series. Book two takes us through another year with this delightful Jewish American family living on the East Side of New York City at the turn of the century. We meet some wonderful new characters...Miss Carey and Guido. This book had a few more sad elements that the sisters must face as they meet some new characters who they lovingly befriend. As always it was interesting to read about the Jewish faith and culture. I loved the Purim play and the building of the sukkah. This is a sweet and simple story. These books are great read-alouds.

My Rating: Sweet

Beautiful, beautiful book—a great one of a series. :-)